Written especially for survivalists and retreaters, this book reveals a totally practical survival program unlike any other. Old Indian secrets and advice on survival medicine, firearms, preserving food, diesel generation and much more are included.
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Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book, a must have for the library.,
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This review is from: Live Off The Land In The City And Country (Paperback)
This is one of those books that just has too much practical information to pass by. The author has placed a great deal of information at the readers feet, just reach down and pick it up. Most of the information in this book is old hat to old timers but how many of those are out there. For the rest of us this is a source of information that cannot be ignored. A personal opinion is that this book is one of the ten best for rural or back to basics/survivalist type living. A must have.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great starter book for learning basic survival,
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This review is from: Live Off The Land In The City And Country (Paperback)
The author gave great sugestions on basic survival skills. In the area of food storage he could have gave some more information on extending the life of everyday products and maybe a how to find experation codes. I would have given the book a 5 star but it was missing a few items....for the money, well worth the investment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A classic before the new wave of survivalism,
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This review is from: Live Off The Land In The City And Country (Paperback)
I've had my copy since the late 1980s and I recently re-read its yellowed pages again. I really enjoy the early story of Bill Moreland of why backpack survivalism isn't the answer. I also like the fact that his discussion of city survival isn't fatalistic, but realistic on the unique set of challenges posed by urban and rural survival.
This book should not be your only book on the subject, but I do think it's worth having in your collection for a number of reasons. First, Benson looks at food security from a variety of sources that many authors who focus on a survival retreat ignore. Second, he has a realistic discussion on caching supplies that doesn't glamourize subsistence living, but prevents the "all your eggs in one basket" mentality that I despise in many books. While I question why he hasn't seen the light in solar, wind and hydro technologies, every author has their blindspots and if you want a single source on the subject, good luck.
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Sometime in the early fall of 1932, Bill Moreland headed for the mountains. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cache tubes, fleshing beam, snare loop, bee hunting, spring pole, drop log, box traps, drag log, camas roots, survival situation, brood chamber, wire snares, fruit leather, survival program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nez Perce, North America, Bill Moreland, Nez Pence, Jack Bryant, United States, City Survival, Clearwater National Forest, Ncz Perce New!
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Sometime in the early fall of 1932, Bill Moreland headed for the mountains. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cache tubes, fleshing beam, snare loop, bee hunting, spring pole, drop log, box traps, drag log, camas roots, survival situation, brood chamber, wire snares, fruit leather, survival program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nez Perce, North America, Bill Moreland, Nez Pence, Jack Bryant, United States, City Survival, Clearwater National Forest, Ncz Perce New!
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- Modern Weapons Caching: A Down-To-Earth Approach To Beating The Government Gun Grab by Ragnar Benson in Copyright
- Do-It-Yourself Medicine: How to Find and Use the Most Effective Antibiotics, Painkillers, Anesthetics and Other Miracle Drugs... Without Costly Doctors' Prescriptions or Hospitals by Ragnar Benson in Copyright
- Ragnar's Action Encyclopedia by Ragnar Benson in Copyright
- Ragnar's Guide To The Underground Economy by Ragnar Benson in Copyright
- Survivalist’s Medicine Chest by Ragnar Benson in Copyright
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- Ragnar's Action Encyclopedia of Practical Knowledge and Proven Techniques by Ragnar Benson on page 302, and page 305
- The Survival Retreat: A Total Plan For Retreat Defense by Ragnar Benson in Back Matter
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